{"id":107,"date":"2009-01-21T21:33:54","date_gmt":"2009-01-22T03:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2009-01-21T21:33:54","modified_gmt":"2009-01-22T03:33:54","slug":"when-to-back-off-teaching-your-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/general\/when-to-back-off-teaching-your-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"When To Back Off Teaching Your Horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/authover.css\" media=\"screen\" \/>\r\n\t       <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/css\/simplemodel.css\" media=\"screen\"\/>\r\n\t          <script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n\tsrc=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery-1.7.2.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/jquery.simplemodal.js\"><\/script>\r\n           <script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/trustjacker\/js\/authover.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\t\tvar jq = jQuery.noConflict();\r\n\t\t\t\tfunction openPopup(url,width,height,delay,useajax,iframe,exitt){\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\talert(url);\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tauthover.configure({\r\n\t\t\t\t\tiFrameAttribute : {\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\" : \"autFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"id\" : \"authFrame\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"src\" : \"http:\/\/wikipedia.com\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"height\" : \"100%\",\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\"width\" : \"100%\"\r\n\t\t\t\t},\r\n\t\t\t\tmodalContent : url,\r\n\t\t\t\twidth : width,\r\n\t\t\t\theight : height,\r\n\t\t\t\tdelay : delay,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupUseAjax: 0,\r\n\t\t\t\ttargetUseIframe: iframe,\r\n\t\t\t\tpopupIsRedirect: useajax,\r\n\t\t\t\texitAlertText: exitt\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t\tauthover.triggerModal();\r\nreturn false;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/script><p><strong>&#8220;When To Back Off Teaching Your Horse&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let me ask you a question.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever sat down and tried to<br \/>\nlearn something for so long that you<br \/>\njust had to quit before you went bonkers?<\/p>\n<p>Why does that happen?<\/p>\n<p>Because you can only take so much before<br \/>\nyou gotta change your thought processes or<br \/>\ngo crazy.<\/p>\n<p>After all, too much is too much.<\/p>\n<p>Now if we take that knowledge an apply<br \/>\nit to horses, we quickly understand they<br \/>\nneed a break also.<\/p>\n<p>Horses cannot process information like<br \/>\na human can and therefore cannot be in a<br \/>\nlearning, pressured environment for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Just like us, they need a break.<\/p>\n<p>J.J. Rydberg says this:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When you teach your horse something<br \/>\nfor a while, back off after a bit<br \/>\nand let him have control and feel<br \/>\ngood by walking him around with a<br \/>\nloose rein.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>J.J. also said, and I totally agree,<br \/>\n&#8216;A loose rein is very important.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-jjrydberg.html<\/p>\n<p>So when you get on your horse next, warm him<br \/>\nup for a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Then start messin&#8217; with him.<\/p>\n<p>Look for what he needs help with that day.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re doing circles and he&#8217;s not as good<br \/>\non one side as the other, then work on the<br \/>\n&#8216;not so good&#8217; side.<\/p>\n<p>Work him on it for while.<\/p>\n<p>Then remember to back off and give him a<br \/>\nloose rein.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the equivalent of us stopping what<br \/>\nwe&#8217;re doing because our brains are<br \/>\nexperiencing overload.<\/p>\n<p>And by the way, if you haven&#8217;t seen J.J.&#8217;s video,<br \/>\nI invite you to mosey on over and read about it.<\/p>\n<p>He reveals information every horse owner should know.<\/p>\n<p>Go here to see it:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/horsetrainingresources.com\/dvd-jjrydberg.html<\/p>\n<p>Ok&#8230;\u00a0 that&#8217;s it for today.<\/p>\n<p>Work smart with your horses&#8230;\u00a0 and understand<br \/>\ntheir mindset and dispositions.\u00a0 Training goes<br \/>\nso much easier when you understand how they think!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s one of the most basic yet important things<br \/>\nto learn when training a horse.\u00a0 Jesse Beery knew<br \/>\nthis and wrote a great deal about it in his<br \/>\ntraining course.<\/p>\n<p>Stay safe,<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p>P.S. Have you ever considered the value of a<br \/>\nwell-trained horse?\u00a0 Or, have you ever considered<br \/>\nthe risk you take by not having complete control?<\/p>\n<p>For less than $100 and a little bit of time, you<br \/>\ncan greatly reduce the risk of harm to yourself,<br \/>\nyour horse and others around you while increasing<br \/>\nthe overall value and enjoyment of your horse.<\/p>\n<p>When you consider the cost of keeping a horse &#8211;<br \/>\neven for a month &#8211; that&#8217;s a pretty low price to<br \/>\npay for the safety and overall enjoyment of<br \/>\nthe horse you love&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>Tens of thousands of horse owners over the last<br \/>\n100 years have come to this conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Read about the Beery methods here and<br \/>\nsee if you&#8217;re ready for a change:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.horsetrainingresources.com\/beery.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When To Back Off Teaching Your Horse&#8221; Let me ask you a question. 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